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Midlands Musical Miscellany 2007 Review

Firstly, I would like to express thanks on behalf of Christine and I for the invitation from Pauline Ingram, Carl Harris and Dave Brown (and BYBA’s Midlands Region) to attend the Midlands Musical Miscellany. We missed last year, and were pleased to be able to support the 2007 event, which didn’t disappoint. Whilst the event […]

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DCUK Contests Will Be A “Perfect Day”

Towards the end of the 2006 season an attempt was made to try and organise a mass brass performance at DCUK Finals. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, this was not possible but a commitment was made to try again for 2007. DCUK are now pleased to announce that at every contest in the coming season […]

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New Global Drum Corps Community

The website idrumcorps.com is a new online community that lets you meet your friends, meet their friends, and just make new friends all through drum corps that links all these people and idrumcorps.com together. idrumcorps.com is like a MySpace type site, only its aimed purely at drum corps people. Create your page on idrumcorps and […]

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DCN Announces 2007 Season Schedule

Registration for the Drum Corps Netherlands 2007 season has closed. 19 corps will enter the DCN competition this summer. The season includes three competition dates: May 19th (Voorburg), June 23rd (Dordrecht), and September 8th (DCN Finals, Dordrecht). Drum Corps Netherlands (DCN) is proud to announce the large number of corps that registered for the Dutch […]

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2007 DCN Schedule Set

More than two months from the start of the season, contest registration for the DCN 2007 season is closed. The result produces a beautiful and well-filled calendar. Drum Corps Nederland has been delighted concerning the large number of corps that has registered for Dutch competition. Read the rest of the article (in Dutch) here.

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Squires Drum & Bugle Corps Closes Down

Following the sudden death of our Corps Director, Robert Gillett, the Squires Drum & Bugle Corps had no alternative but to close down. As a result we have lots of equipment for sale. Full details of what is available can be found using the following links. These pages will be updated regularly in the next […]

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Juliana Launches New Website

As of today the Juliana drum and bugle corps of Middelburg, The Netherlands, has a new website. The previous website was in use for two years and the time for a new, tighter appearance has come. Also, the new website will use a content management system. Read the rest of the article (in Dutch) here.

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Tez Smith Joins BYBA Festival Brass Team

Tez Smith started his drum corps career in 1985 with Stoke BB Drum & Bugle Corps where he marched until their disbandment in 1992. From 1993 to 1998 he marched lead trumpet with the Sunrisers Drum & Bugle Corps, during which time he spent 1994 and 1995 in the USA with The Madison Scouts Drum […]

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Europe Progressing Towards Standard Judging Manual

The European drum corps organizations are currently working towards using the same judging manual from 2007/08. In addition, a working party will be set up to investigate the possibilities to create uniformity in the rules and regulations of all competitions, and to create a European Committee of Judges. It is hoped the current DCE manual […]

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Beatrix Rehearsal Camp #2 Report

This past Saturday again was a busy day for the members of Beatrix’. The day began at 09.00 at the school in Bussum. The drum line was there to learn new music and/or clean some old parts. At 09.30 the horn line also arrived because there is a new method of writing the sets and […]

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